Honda John Mendel: I don’t give a damn about Nissan`

Honda's Mendel, discussing Nissan: “I'm tired of going to their press conferences and hearing 'Honda' 15 times."

NEW YORK -- Nissan has outsold Honda in each of the last three months, but Honda’s John Mendel isn’t bothered by it.

“I don’t give a damn about Nissan,” the executive vice president of American Honda told reporters at a roundtable discussion after Honda unveiled a Civic coupe concept at the auto show here.

Honda brand’s U.S. sales rose 2.4 percent to 294,299 vehicles during the first quarter. Nissan brand sales rose 3.1 percent to 333,786 vehicles during that period. Honda topped Nissan in the U.S. last year by 103,464 vehicles.

It’s actually Nissan that is playing up the competition with Honda, not the other way around, Mendel said.

“I’m tired of going to their press conferences and hearing ‘Honda’ 15 times,” he said.

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